Dr. Karen Y. Wilson-Starks is the President and CEO of TransLeadership, Inc, an executive leadership development consulting firm for principled and mission-led business executives. She facilitates excellence in executive decision-making, development of enterprise-focused executive teams, positive and profitable culture creation, and executive succession.
She has more than 30 years of global experience as a Concierge Trusted Advisor for executives in top corporations, the US Military, US Federal Government, and non-profit leaders in major Foundations and faith-based organizations. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the recipient of the RHR International Award for Excellence in Consultation.
Dr. Wilson-Starks is also the host and creator of the weekly podcast, TV, and iHeart radio show, The Voice of Leadership and the author of the book Lead Yourself First: The Senior Leader’s Guide to Engaging Your People for Greater Performance and Impact. As a former US Army officer and psychologist and Senior Faculty member for the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) she brings a strengths-based and systems-informed understanding of human behavior and motivation to her consultation.
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Creating a positive, profitable, and powerful corporate culture requires a combination of values, exemplars, stories, feedback, development, co-creation, creative advantage, executive team development, leading succession, and living leadership legacy. Keynote presentations can be developed around different aspects of these key ingredients.
Establish Foundations
Define culture
Build on solid company values
Match team member values to company values
Find and share company stories that demonstrate living the values/culture
Celebrate successes
Identify and Develop Creative Advantage
Build on strengths
Identify Marketplace opportunities
Identify Business Distinctives
Be the Best You
Avoid the temptation to copy
Lead Change, agility, and flexibility
Partner, collaborate, and Co-create with others
Listen and practice dialogue
Go beyond advocacy to triple wins
Discover “The Third Solution”
Attract, Develop, and Retain Talent
Identify company needs
Select, onboard, and integrate diverse executive leaders
Develop talent at all Levels
Provide coaching, mentoring, consulting, and advisement
Give feedback
Model effective leadership
“Lead Yourself First”
Develop your executive team
Lead Succession
Live, lead, and Leave a Living Leadership Legacy
As a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) her professional organization recognizes her for the distinctive and global impact of her work in the field of consulting psychology. In addition, Dr. Wilson-Starks is the recipient of The RHR International Award for Excellence in Consultation, the highest practice award in the Consulting Psychology Division of The American Psychological Association (APA). She is also an on-call member of the Consulting Psychology Ethics Committee. In addition, Dr. Wilson-Starks is a member of the Global Supply Chain group (formerly hosted by the Society to Advance Consulting (SAC)) where she is an expert panelist; the Society for Human Resource Managers (SHRM); and the Christian Leadership Alliance (CLA).).
Her Ph.D. and master’s degrees in clinical psychology are from the University of Connecticut in Storrs, and her bachelor’s degree in psychology is from the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.
She is married to Gregory Starks, a retired Army Officer and avid prosumer photographer. Dr. Wilson-Starks enjoys international travel, Broadway theatre, vacations at the ocean, and reading in her leisure time.
